16:50 Punchestown

Tuesday 26 April 2022

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Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 3.80s

Felix Desjy^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| CD

11/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Creditable 11¼ lengths tenth of 17 to Glan in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 355700

Farout^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137| BF| D

17/2

Below par fourteenth of 17 to Glan in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 10/3) 10 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 243590

Gua Du Large^h,t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133| D

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. 33/1, below form thirteenth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Well weighted if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 504-P10

Act Of God¹⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 131| BF| D

40/1

4/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good to soft) 171 days ago. Significantly back down in trip with more needed.

Form: 456158

In From The Cold¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M Mulvany| OR: 131| D

22/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Useful winner at 10f on flat. Creditable eighth of 17 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 12/1) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and worth considering.

Form: 13404

Tax For Max^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D A Jacob| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131

12/1

Creditable 8¾ lengths eighth of 17 to Glan in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 17/2) 10 days ago. Stable in good form, so he's in the mix.

Form: 26-22F8

Glan^h¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| C| D

4/1

4/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Has more to offer, and he's a player here.

Form: 313251

Hearts Are Trumps¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: D McDonogh| OR: 129| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 6¾ lengths seventh of 17 to Glan in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 1-800P7

Great Bear¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127| BF

12/1

40/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Naas (16.1f, heavy). Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney with more required.

Form: 59343-5

Tempo Chapter Two^p1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 127| BF| D

16/1

13/2, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces on 1st time, so no forlorn hope.

Form: 142100

Clifton Warrior⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 126| BF| D

10/1

Winner at Thurles in November. 11/10, good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy) 51 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 4P-1022

Hurricane Cliff¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Aidan Coleman| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 126

40/1

Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 14/1) 120 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 5210-55

Ardla^t⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Halford| OR: 125| BF| C| D

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Navan in December. 2/1, creditable third of 7 in minor event hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 94 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 47-4213

Sit Down Lucy³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 123

8/1

9/4, creditable third of 7 in minor event hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 30 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 422403

Hybery^p,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 119| D

40/1

Only eleventh of 17 to Glan in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 40/1) 10 days ago. Stable having good spell, but he needs to bounce back.

Form: 0P00-80

Still Standing¹⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Orr| T: W Durkan| OR: 118| D

28/1

50/1, creditable tenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not easy to make a case for at these weights.

Form: 04/268-1

Elegant Lass^t¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 117| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tipperary in July. Good second of 9 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at this course (16f, good to soft). Off 6 month but can make her presence felt.

Form: 5-13342

Non-Runners

Eskylane¹⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Glan (4/1), Ardla (6/1), Sit Down Lucy (8/1), Eskylane (8/1), Farout (17/2), Gua Du Large (9/1), Clifton Warrior (10/1), Felix Desjy (11/1), Tax For Max (12/1), Great Bear (12/1), Hearts Are Trumps (14/1), Tempo Chapter Two (16/1), In From The Cold (22/1), Still Standing (28/1), Hurricane Cliff (40/1), Hybery (40/1), Act Of God (40/1), Elegant Lass (40/1)

GLAN arrives on the back of a career-best win at Fairyhouse and is fancied to defy a 7 lb rise and follow up at the chief expense of Ardla, who goes into handicaps on a handy-looking opening mark. Sit Down Lucy and Clifton Warrior both figure high on the shortlist too.